John M. Ragin

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John Moses Ragin speaks during his extradition hearing in South Carolina on Sept. 28, 2011. John Moses Ragin, 38, of Newport News, is charged in the stabbing deaths of his wife, Crystal Ragin, a 32-year-old Army sergeant at Fort Eustis, and her three children — Sierra, 15; La'Kwan, 10; and Rasheed, 6.

John Moses Ragin speaks during his extradition hearing in South Carolina on Sept. 28, 2011. John Moses Ragin, 38, of Newport News, is charged in the stabbing deaths of his wife, Crystal Ragin, a 32-year-old Army sergeant at Fort Eustis, and her three children — Sierra, 15; La'Kwan, 10; and Rasheed, 6. (Daily Press)

John Moses Ragin speaks during his extradition hearing in South Carolina on Sept. 28, 2011. John Moses Ragin, 38, of Newport News, is charged in the stabbing deaths of his wife, Crystal Ragin, a 32-year-old Army sergeant at Fort Eustis, and her three children — Sierra, 15; La'Kwan, 10; and Rasheed, 6.